Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richlands had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richlands had a population of 1,718 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
- Gum Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Catherine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Sloan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sarecta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deep Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pollocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albertson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Outlaws Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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